Posted on 01/24/2023 6:52:45 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday.
Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday showed that Nichols was shocked, pepper sprayed and restrained after the 29-year-old FedEx worker and father were pulled over Jan. 7 minutes from his home while returning from a suburban park where he had taken photos of the sunset. Another attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said that Nichols, who was Black, was kicked before Crump stopped him from saying more.
Crump said Nichols’ family agreed to investigators’ request to wait a week or two before making the video public to “make sure to give this family what they want most, and that is justice.” Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said in a statement Monday that investigators don’t want to risk compromising the investigation.
Crump said the video shows the encounter was “violent” and “troublesome on every level.” Romanucci called it “savage” and out of proportion to the alleged offense.
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au contraire
Cops are not your friend. Cops are the muscle (not the brains) of the state. It’s 99% of the cops that give the good 1% a bad name.
Looked more like the beating of the old white woman on Jan 6.
Up yours.
I have relatives including my wife and son who are in law enforcement.
Again, up yours arsehole
Its full spin-cycle for the media here
Fedex driver, father, nearly at home, merely taking photos of a sunset. And deranged cops just set upon him for no reason?
We all know how media works.
I’ll wait for all the facts to come out before making a judgement, thanks.
Did he attack the cops like Rodney did?
Of course the media never showed that part of the Rodney King video.
“I have relatives including my wife and son who are in law enforcement.”
I’m sure they’ve never lied on the witness stand.
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Bullsh!t!!!
You must be a liberal who gets everything backwards.
There is a huge and important difference between the two cases. The cops are all black. The story doesn’t fit the narrative, so it will be a local story only. Had one or some of the cops been white, maybe—had all of them been white, FJB would be on national TV deploring police brutality and mass riots would ensue.
No they never did. And if your taking this arsehole’s side then fu## you too
“No they never did.”
How do you know that for sure?
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Yep. Five black cops. Watch this still get blamed on white supremacists.
Or it just goes down the memory hole.
You pathetic arsehole! Are you making an accusation without any proof? And spare me the “ I am only asking a question “ schitck
Or on a report.
No cop administered ass whopping, tazing, or shooting ever started with “Yes, sir” or “No, sir”.
The only difference between the criminal and the cop is the side of the badge they’re on.
“I have relatives including my wife and son who are in law enforcement.”
So, you freely admit your wife and son are a couple of jack-booted fascist thugs? Nice to see some open unsolicited honesty from a bootlicking LEO sychophant.
Just curious, but do they demand ID before allowing visitors and guests into your home?
Regardless of that, it is so very kind of you for sharing that info with rest of us. Thanks. 🤪
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